{"id":165495,"date":"2025-08-22T03:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/165495\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T03:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:51:09","slug":"la-junta-attempted-murder-suspect-arrested-in-colorado-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/165495\/","title":{"rendered":"La Junta attempted murder suspect arrested in Colorado Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A suspect accused of attempted murder out of La Junta was arrested in Colorado Springs on Thursday night, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. <\/p>\n

According to CSPD, 40-year-old Chezaray Chavez had an active arrest warrant for attempted homicide out of La Junta. <\/p>\n

On August 10, the La Junta Police Department said a victim was taken to a metro area hospital with a gunshot wound just before midnight on Carson Avenue. La Junta police identified Chavez as the suspect in the shooting.<\/a><\/p>\n

Colorado Springs police said tactical units assisted the US Marshals Office (USMS) in attempting to contact Chavez on Gentle Wind Road in east Colorado Springs around 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

Once positively identifying the Chavez, police said announcements were made asking the suspect to exit the home and surrender, but Chavez instead barricaded himself and refused to surrender. <\/p>\n

Police say a shelter-in-place was then issued at 4:22 p.m. for the area. <\/p>\n

CSPD said officers and USMS then made several attempts to de-escalate the situation, and eventually, chemical irritants were deployed into the home in further attempts for Chavez to surrender. <\/p>\n

By 7:20 p.m., police said Chavez surrendered and was taken into custody, and the shelter-in-place order was lifted for the area. <\/p>\n

Chavez was booked into the El Paso County Jail for attempted first-degree murder.<\/p>\n

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